INFLUENZA ASSIGNMENT Part I 1. At the turn of the century‚ the United States encountered one of the most deadly pandemics the world has ever known - the Spanish flu. The flu‚ caused by H1N1 virus‚ claimed the lives of 675‚000 Americans during World War I. About forty years later‚ in 1957‚ another pandemics caused by H2N2 killed approximately 70‚000 Americans. The virus‚ which contained genes from human and avian influenza‚ was firstly identified in China then quickly spread to other parts of
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treating smallpox and maybe even various flu viruses. The mycelium fungus is able to absorb oils and in turn‚ restore natural habitats in the ecosystem. Mushrooms‚ he states are also able to provide extracts that are able to attack flu viruses such as H1N1‚ H3N2‚ and H5N1. Stamets then tells an anecdote that summarizes how extracts from the mycelium fungus is capable of acting as an insecticide that is safer than the more harsh chemicals that are currently used. He finally states that how mycelium
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The winds have changed to a different direction. New trends come in and go. Some remained for generations and some lasted for days. Many of these trends are embraced by the Filipino people and some are just ignored. The people have the choice what to accept and what to reject‚ sometimes‚ a lot of new ideas‚ clothing lines‚ culture‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ tragedy etc. are flooding in and left the people like a puppet that waits for the puppeteer to manipulate its next move. This constant phenomenon
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number of victims that died‚ but is estimated to be about 20-50 million people. The 1918 Flu Pandemic was a deadly disease that attacked many people in a short amount of time. The virus responsible for this event in history is called the influenza A (H1N1) virus. This was the first of the two pandemics involving the virus. It is observed that the virus was first spread by the soldiers who were coming home from the trenches in northern France. The 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is until this day considered
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The Vaccine Controversy Janira Sanchez Intro to Biology Professor Martin July 22‚ 2010 The Vaccine Controversy The vaccine controversy is the dispute over the morality‚ ethics‚ effectiveness‚ and /or safety of vaccinations. The medical and scientific evidence is that the benefits of preventing suffering and death from infectious diseases outweigh rare adverse effects of immunization. Since vaccination began in the late 18th century‚ opponents have claimed that vaccines do not
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even death. Over time‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created vaccines to prevent the swine flu from affecting individuals in a dangerous way. Swine Flu According to the Alliance for Consumer Education‚ swine flu‚ also called H1N1 flu‚ is a respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses. Many of the symptoms with the swine flu are the same as with the seasonal influenza those individuals suffer with during the flu season. The swine flu can eventually lead to pneumonia and death
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Outside of our private home‚ all around‚ starting August‚ year after year signs with messages displaying flu shot information are almost everywhere we turn. Children‚ health care workers and the immune deficient men‚ women and children are urged to be immunized. Article released September 27‚ 2013 on Government News Networks talks about Governor Pat Quinn rolling up his sleeve and setting a perfect example in Illinois how everyone should get vaccinated for flu this year and to protect
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1. Why do people work in the Hospitality Industry? Answer: The Hospitality Industry consists a number of fields within the service industry‚ including the food and beverage‚ lodging or accommodation‚ gaming‚ entertainment‚ event planning‚ theme parks‚ cruise line and transportation. In addition to these are the fields in the tourism industry like airline and travel agencies. Because of the increasing interest for food and travel of the population‚ there is also an increasing demand for the
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What would you do if‚ for example‚ you had a lot of money? Never mind your chances of having lots of money are just slightly better than the chances of being abducted by aliens. Even so‚ having a lot of money is a favourite daydream for a lot of us. If had a lot of money‚ I would like to buy a bungalow for my family to live as my current house is quite small. I will provide a luxurious life for my parents as they had taken care of me since birth. I will also provide enough money for my siblings
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symptoms are in a moment. What I will also inform everyone about is how long is has been a problem‚ how it has affected the community and how the community is responding. According to a article written by Liz Szabo from USA Today the H1N1 swine flu started back in 2009 and created a new kind of flu that was never seen by humans before which left all humans vulnerable to this type of infection. The Swine flu as we know it is just like what most people get which is the flu. The
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